Official UK procurement notice
TVCA-PROC-0771 - Finance Agency Staff
Authority: Hartlepool Development Corporation (Public body)
Sectors: Business Services & Consultancy (79) Delivery: North East (UKC1)
Awarded value£72,000published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 11 Feb 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Ambient People
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTees Valley Combined Authority (TVCA) ('the contracting authority') Have direct awarded a contract employ a Interim Finance Staff member due to an urgent post to be covered while recruitment takes place.
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The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - without competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 11 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 31 Jul 2026, 09:15 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-072471- Latest notice
- Contract termination notice (UK11)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-064defFind a Tender
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Feb 2026- Contract details notice published11 Feb 2026, 14:05 GMTUK7
- Contract termination notice published31 Jul 2026, 09:15 BSTUK11
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £72,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 11 Feb 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ambient PeopleSME | £72,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Ambient PeopleSME
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2026
- Value
- £72,000
- Period
- 16 Feb 2026 – 15 Aug 2026 · up to 16 Nov 2026 with extensions
- Status
- terminated
- Extensions
- While recruitment takes place if a suitable candidate is not recruited.
- Final value
- £72,000
- Termination
- contractCompleted
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ambient PeopleAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract termination notice Contract termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender